Aulacofusus Dall 1918 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative spellings: Colus (Aulacofusus), Colus (Aulocofusus)
Parent taxon: Neptuneinae according to Y. I. Kantor et al. 2022
See also Oleinik and Marincovich 2003, Sepkoski 2002, Stewart 1927 and Titova 1994
Sister taxa: Callioloncha, Helicofusus, Latisipho, Neptunea, Paracallioloncha, Tacita
Subtaxa: Colus (Aulacofusus) asagaensis Colus (Aulacofusus) spitzbergensis Colus (Aulocofusus) recurvus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Alaska collection)
• Pliocene of Japan (1)
• Miocene of Japan (1)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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